Language/Hindi/Grammar/Past-Tense

Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
अमर ने सेब खाया। amar Ne Seb khaayaa.Or अमर सेब खाता था। amar Seb khaaTaa THaa.	“Amar ate an apple.”
पारुल स्कूल गयी। paaruL SkuuL gayii.Or पारुल स्कूल जाती थी। paaruL SkuuL jaaTii THii.	“Parul went to school.”
बच्चे सोये। bacce Soye.Or बच्चे सोते थे। bacce SoTe THe.	“The kids slept.”

Past Continuous

We use the past continuous tense to describe a continuous action that was taking place at a specific time in the past.

In English, this tense is formed by using the auxiliary “was” or “were,” followed by the root form of the main verb + “-ing.” For example:

• [was / were] + eat + ing = was/were eating

In Hindi, you would replace these two elements with one of these terms:

Past Continuous Tense
अमर सेब खा रहा था। amar Seb khaa rahaa THaa.	“Amar was eating an apple.”
पारुल स्कूल जा रही थी। paaruL SkuuL jaa rahii THii.	“Parul was going to school.”
बच्चे सो रहे थे। bacce So rahe THe.	“The kids were sleeping